For Dummies Photoshop CS5 978-0-470-61078-7 Manuel D’Utilisation
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Welcome to Photoshop!
In This Chapter
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What Photoshop does very well, kind of well, and just sort of, well . . .
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What you need to know to work with Photoshop
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What you need to know about installing Photoshop
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dobe Photoshop is, without question, the leading image-editing pro-
gram in the world. Photoshop has even become somewhat of a cultural
gram in the world. Photoshop has even become somewhat of a cultural
icon. It’s not uncommon to hear Photoshop used as a verb (“That picture is
obviously Photoshopped!”), and you’ll even see references to Photoshop in
the daily comics and cartoon strips. And now you’re part of this whole gigan-
tic phenomenon called Photoshop.
obviously Photoshopped!”), and you’ll even see references to Photoshop in
the daily comics and cartoon strips. And now you’re part of this whole gigan-
tic phenomenon called Photoshop.
Before I take you on this journey through the intricacies of
Photoshop, I want to introduce you to Photoshop in a more
general way. In this chapter, I tell you what Photoshop is
designed to do, what it can do (although not as capably
as job-specific software), and what you can get it to
do if you try really, really hard. I also review some
basic computer operation concepts and point out
a couple of places where Photoshop is a little dif-
ferent than most other programs. At the end of
the chapter, I have a few tips for you on installing
Photoshop to ensure that it runs properly.
Photoshop, I want to introduce you to Photoshop in a more
general way. In this chapter, I tell you what Photoshop is
designed to do, what it can do (although not as capably
as job-specific software), and what you can get it to
do if you try really, really hard. I also review some
basic computer operation concepts and point out
a couple of places where Photoshop is a little dif-
ferent than most other programs. At the end of
the chapter, I have a few tips for you on installing
Photoshop to ensure that it runs properly.
Exploring Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop is used for an incredible range of projects, from
editing and correcting digital photos to preparing images for
magazines and newspapers to creating graphics for the Web. You
can also find Photoshop in the forensics departments of law-enforcement
agencies, scientific labs and research facilities, and dental and medical
offices, as well as in classrooms, offices, studios, and homes around the
world. As the Help Desk Director for the National Association of Photoshop
Professionals (NAPP), my team and I solve problems and provide solutions
editing and correcting digital photos to preparing images for
magazines and newspapers to creating graphics for the Web. You
can also find Photoshop in the forensics departments of law-enforcement
agencies, scientific labs and research facilities, and dental and medical
offices, as well as in classrooms, offices, studios, and homes around the
world. As the Help Desk Director for the National Association of Photoshop
Professionals (NAPP), my team and I solve problems and provide solutions
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